The topic actually calls for discussion about other games. 'Why is FFIX so underrated??' is the same thing as asking what makes the other FFs be perceived as being better than this one?But yes, this is not the place for discussing FFVIII theories.

That is true and one of the reasons I didn't like FF10. I can't even play it for a second time because it gets boring fast and I didn't like the sphere grid system. I don't even know why they would create FFX-2. It was a fun game at times but it's not necessary to make and it's not a game I would buy. (I would rent or borrow it from someone)

The sphere grid was lame yes. It makes characters lose their individuality as the game progresses. And I still can't wrap my head around the fact that Yuna and Lulu can do as much damage with a physical attack as the other characters.

The first thing I thought when I saw FFX-2... 'wtf Yuna with a gun?' I just had to buy it. I know a lot of people disagree with me on this, but I wouldn't say that it was a waste of money.

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It's just funny to me because people say that FFIX is different from other Final Fantasy. And these are usually said by people who never played FF before VII. No. It's VII and VIII that are different from other Final Fantasy. FFIX is how FF SHOULD be. VII and VIII are the rebels.

I just felt like following such strong story lines and characters in 7 and 8, it was harder for me to get to know the characters in 9..at least in my opinion. Im sure I might think differently if I played it again, because I havent played it since it first came out. Maybe it was all there but I just wasnt as into it, but that was my initial feeling when I first went through it...only played through it once too so its definitely on my to do again list. I definitely dont think its the worst though..

I've got to say Final Fantasy IX is the most underrated Final Fantasy in the whole series. You can't deny this. I mean, Zidane is the best main character and he is constantly overshadowed by the other two (which you guys can already probably guess who I'm referring to as these "other two").

I go on websites where they sell replica swords and they sell Squall's gunblade and Cloud's Buster sword. Hmmmm, guess whose weapon is missing? I play Kingdom hearts and Cloud is in there, Squall is in there. Hmmm, guess whose missing?? One character made it into one game of Kingdom Hearts series. Frikken Selphie is in there for goodness sakes!

Don't ya know? FF9 was for kids, FF8 and FFX is for adults. WHAHAHAHA.

Seriously speaking, there's nothing much to say about FF9. When I play the game, it seems to play like a car going downhill. It reached accelaration at one point, but when it hit the slope upward, it started to reverse on itself. FF9 was the ONLY game which made me fall asleep.

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Oh and how the hell is Sephiroth more badass than Kuja?? Ok, Kuja looks like a female, yeah yeah. Sephiroth couldn't even manage to destroy one planet! Kuja took out a planet and a half. He used his smarts and used other people to do his dirty work. Bad guys aren't just suppose to be powerful. Kuja is smart, sinister, and powerful!

Why Sephiroth is more badass than Kuja? Cos he (Sephiroth) didn't come with a tail. No matter how impressive Kuja is, one cannot take a monkey seriously.

Oh ya forgot one thing ... in Final Fantasy Dissidia, Squall and Sephiroth went one-on-one and Zidane hardly shown anyway.

I think the best was to answer why FFX is underrated is, the game is not well-designed.

Yeah - ya do have a great graphics, sound, FMV and such but when comes to character design, it is horrible. We have two characters (Vivi and Quina) whom we do not know their gender is, we have a monkey for a hero, a spoilt brat (Garnet) for a heroin. Only decent characters there could be Steiner and the dragon lady and both look more like baby-sitters than heroes.

Came on guys, how can we actually take this game seriously in light of games like FF7 and FF8?

I think the best was to answer why FFX is underrated is, the game is not well-designed.

Yeah - ya do have a great graphics, sound, FMV and such but when comes to character design, it is horrible. We have two characters (Vivi and Quina) whom we do not know their gender is, we have a monkey for a hero, a spoilt brat (Garnet) for a heroin. Only decent characters there could be Steiner and the dragon lady and both look more like baby-sitters than heroes.

Came on guys, how can we actually take this game seriously in light of games like FF7 and FF8?

Because people like me are tired of the cliche emo, cool, mercenary type characters like Cloud and Squall. (And now theres a female version, Lightning. What's the next emo character's name going to be?? Sky?) Zidane's design may have been cartoonish but out of the 3 main characters, Zidane was the only one that kept it real. He was cocky, immature, and perverted. Qualities that males have in real life. Out of all the characters in the Final Fantasy universe, people should have related to Zidane the most. Well, at least the males. And yeah. Who cares? He has a tail. That tail has more story than the scar on Squall's face. You'd think there would be some cool story behind that scar. Behind every scar there's a story...right? No! And I was hoping as the story progressed, you'd get little information about where that scar came from but no. Right from the beginning it shows you. No buildup or anything. At least with Zidane, it started with a tail. Then at the black mage village he talks about a remembering only a blue light, then finally, the last disc, the tail, the blue light, it all comes together...Terra.

Although I liked the battle system in FF7 and FF8 better, the story, characters and places were DEF better in FF9. I mean come on. The city that never sleeps Treno. Vegas of Gaia. To the royal palace of Lindblum. To Burmecia and Cleyra. Alexandria. The quiet, peaceful yet mysterious village of Dali. This game actually felt like an adventure. (And those are just in one continent). A journey with characters instead of just parties.